You'd rather have Potter rotting in the pressbox than playing in Hartford?

Carry 6 d-men. Potter the first call-up. When he's needed, call him up. When he's not, send him down.

Simple as that.

I understand this thinking with a foward but not with a dman. Injuries are going to happen, esp to the D. Potter will get a chance to play and stick when he does. Who says you have to play all 82 games in your rookie season? If he can get into 50 or so games and play well I think it's a nice start to his NHL career.

If there has to be a 7th defenseman, it can't be Potter - sitting and not playing will ****** his development. Sure, he looks better than Fahey, but I would rather have a steady defenseman in a year and improving moving forward than a better 7th defenseman this year.

I imagine this will be like the Malik situation last year, with the young player going down to Hartford and playing, getting a callup, and if he performs as it seems he can based on the preseason games, he'll stick and the person hurt/sat will continue to sit.

the one thing i have noticed with potter that really impresses me is his lateral movement on the blue-line.....he does it with such ease and with such calm that its nice to see a young defenseman who can move laterally on the blue-line to get around a forward trying to block a shot.....honestly, i havent seen that since leetch on the rangers blue-line.......(not trying to compare him to leetch).....he has done it a few times and every time it's impressive

Bingo! I agree, I haven't seen a Rangers D do that in a long time, the last defender I remember to make a nice lateral move was the guy who tried to poke Orr's eye out, I don't remember his name.

Potter if he is going to end up playing 40 games...but if hes going to be in the press box for 90% of the season, then its not worth it for him to sit there. Let him develop more in the AHL and play 80 games and 20 minutes a night. He should be the first injury callup on defense though.

i voted Fahey. Not because he is better but because it makes much more sense. Potter doesn't have to go through waivers, and Fahey does. We already lost Pock on waivers and are dangerously think in depth. If we lose Fahey that means we only have Potter, b/c nobody in the AHL is really near ready. I think Potter is better, but he is younger and letting him play every game is better for him as well. But if a long term injury comes up Potter should play over Fahey.

It may mean something, or it may mean nothing, but Fahey is still listed on the Rangers roster on the official website. Potter is listed under "in the system". My guess is that Potter will go down because he won't have to clear waivers (if I'm reading the CBA correctly), and he will be the first callup in case of injury.

Yeah Potter deserves it over Fahey, but knowing Renney I think he will take Fahey because Potter is younger and has potential to develop unlike Fahey who is 27 and probably has reached his ceiling and would serve as the better 7th d-man.